2 Walnuttown firefighters killed while searching for missing woman in Berks County
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Key Points:
- Two Berks County firefighters, Walnuttown Fire Chief Jeffory L. Buck and Assistant Fire Chief Robert R. Shick Jr., died after their UTV was struck by a car in Richmond Township, Pennsylvania.
- The incident occurred while multiple fire companies and search teams were looking for a missing 60-year-old woman near Kutztown Road.
- Witnesses reported the Toyota Camry driver was swerving before leaving the roadway and colliding head-on with the UTV on the shoulder.
- The Camry's driver and passenger fled the scene but were later apprehended nearby by police.
- Both firefighters were transported to hospitals but succumbed to their injuries; autopsies are scheduled, and the investigation remains ongoing.
